Miley Cyrus' MTV VMAs Date Wanted by Oregon Police

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Miley Cyrus (l.) and Jesse Helt at the MTV's Video Music Awards on Aug. 24, 2014

The young homeless man who accompanied Miley Cyrus to the MTV Video Music Awards has a warrant out for his arrest in Oregon.

Jesse Helt, 22, was arrested on charges of criminal mischief, criminal trespass and burglary in 2010. According to court records, he broke into the apartment of a man who had been selling what Helt believed to be bad marijuana.

Helt, who was 18 at the time, pleaded guilty to criminal mischief and criminal trespass, both misdemeanors, and was sentenced to 30 days in jail and probation. The arrest warrant was issued in November 2011 after he violated probation.

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Helt moved to Los Angeles and lived on the streets while trying to find work as a model.

He gained worldwide attention Sunday when Cyrus let him accept her award for video of the year. Helt, who met Cyrus through the Hollywood homeless center My Friend's Place, used the platform to call attention to the issue of youth homelessness.

"I am accepting this award on behalf of the 1.6 million runaways and homeless youth in the United States who are starving, lost, and scared for their lives right now," Helt said. "I know this because I am one of these people."

Polk County Director of Community Corrections Martin Silbernagel said Tuesday officials are trying to locate Helt and arrest him. He said Helt repeatedly failed to meet with his probation officer.

"He doesn't make himself available to community supervision, and he takes off," Silbernagel said.

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Linda Helt, Jesse's mother, told reporters Monday that Cyrus had given her son some money and he was flying home for a visit.

Sheriff's detective John Williams went to the mother's Salem home Tuesday, but did not find Helt. Williams said he spoke with the family and let them know he's looking for Jesse.